MUMBAI: The screenplay of the Dev Benegal directed Road Movie has been acquired by the Margaret Herrick Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

The screenplay of Dev Benegal‘s film was an official selection at the Cannes Film Festival (Atelier du Cannes) and was acclaimed for its whimsical tone and its genre bending style. It was amongst 15 best screenplays from around the world.

A magical journey across the mythic landscape of India, the film starring Abhay Deol, Satish Kaushik and Taanishtha Chatterjee also made history when it became the first Hindi movie to be acquired for distribution in the US by Robert DeNiro‘s company, Tribeca Films.